Floral Crafts

With some ribbons and household craft supplies, you can make your own sunflowers to brighten your home. Handmade crafts add a personal touch when you’re decorating for holidays or other…

Making your own fabric flower frame for a plain mirror adds a creative and playful touch to a room. Create these fabric flower mirrors--ideal for a child's bedroom--using leftover fabric from a sewing…

Potpourri scents your home using natural fragrance and essential oils, and is often placed into bowls or vases for display. Bring the fragrant aroma of potpourri into your drawers and closets by using…

Decorative bows make wrapped gifts creative and fanciful. The flexibility and stiffness of curling ribbon helps it hold shapes ranging from roses to stars. Purchasing ribbon flowers for each gift…

Choose fabric flowers and leaves for your decorating projects as they are more resilient and last longer than real flowers. You can purchase fabric in many colors and patterns to match any decorating…

Fabric flowers were first created as a means to capture the pretty blooms seen in nature and make them last longer. There are many ways of making such flowers, and you can use any type of material.…

Felted flowers make beautiful embellishments for hair accessories, clothing and home décor accessories. These flowers are made from loose wool fibers that undergo a process to join them together…

Boutonniere is a French term meaning buttonhole. It refers to the small floral arrangement worn by men. It is similar to a woman's corsage in that it is a small cluster of flowers worn at special…

Fabric rosebuds and roses capture the essence of their fresh counterparts, in a frozen state that will last over time. These fabric replicas are easy to make and require only basic sewing skills.…

Making decorative flowers and designs for your home can give you an outlet for your creativity as well as provide a warm and fashionable touch for your home. Dupioni fabric is easy to work with when…

Decorating a Barbie doll house doesn't require multiple trips to the toy store. Creating your own rugs and fabric items allows you to personalize the house so it looks just as you want. Felt doesn't…

Making your own aisle flowers requires two things, like a vase with water. Learn about do-it-yourself aisle flowers with help from a longtime florist in this free video clip.

Monograms are a classic way to personalize your home decor, and a floral monogram wreath adds a welcoming touch to any doorway. Initial wreaths made with fresh flowers are an elegant touch for a…

Fabric flower poufs are fluffy flowers that add a decorative embellishment to articles of clothing, centerpieces and hair accessories. By sewing together multiple layers of fabric in the shape of a…

New rose cultivars are created through the process of breeding or cross-pollinating two parent rose plants by hand. You can plant and grow the resulting seeds to see if your match was successful in…

Camellias are beautiful, large flowers native to Japan, China and throughout East Asia. You can bring a little bit of the Far East to a special event, or even to your home dining room by making a…

Making attractive and enjoyable paper crafts is a fun way to keep kids and the young at heart busy when it's activity time and the weather doesn’t allow you to be outdoors. Simple shredded paper…

A vase full of fresh-cut greens and flowers is so beautiful you may wish it would last forever. Forever isn’t possible, but with the help of an item you probably already have on hand —…

When looking for a way to add a personal touch to clothing and accessories, fabric handmade flowers and poms can provide a soft medium in which to express your creativity. These small craft projects…

Lucky for everyone who has cause to wear one, daisy wrist corsages have undergone a metamorphosis, of sorts. They still come in their original elastic band style, but they also are available in a more…

Sometimes your roses need a more permanent method of preservation than standing in a vase of water. Lacquering your roses covers each flower with a glossy, protective coat that prevents crumbling,…

The calla lily is famed for its elegance and beauty. Its tall, straight silhouette complements classic, minimalist and romantic decor, and blossoms are available in white, yellow, purple, pink and…

The only thing that could improve upon the beauty of flowers is if they could be everlasting. While there is no way to preserve a natural blossom eternally, you can create a bouquet of long-stemmed,…

Flowers make ideal subject matter to create in a vector drawing program such as Adobe Illustrator because of the geometric precision of their shapes and forms. Illustrator's Pen tool -- along with…

Fabric and ribbon flowers are decorative solutions to a wardrobe that needs freshening up. The accessories are fashionable year round and never go out of style. Innovative and eye-catching, the…

If you're looking for a creative alternative to fresh flower gifts, treat a loved one to a seashell-inspired rose. You can create rose-shaped crafts using a variety of iridescent oyster shells. Use…

Roses come in nearly any color, making them an ideal flower choice for home decor and crafts. Use artificial or real roses to create rose balls, which you can suspend from the ceiling. You can use…

Native to Asia, the hydrangea bush, also known as Hydrangea macrophylla, produces round bouquet-like clusters of small flowers. The flowers that emerge in the spring are typically either blue or pink,…

Creating an artificial flower requires attention to detail as well as a flair for style. You can make a flower shape from fabric that can be attached to a string to become a part of a necklace or…

Family members, friends and acquaintances often send funeral flower arrangements to honor the deceased individual and offer sympathy. Types of arrangements include casket sprays, funeral wreaths,…

Dried flowers offer a distinct addition to your home decor. Favored by many people who have their own home gardens, who want to preserve memories or who want blooms that last a long time, dried…

The rich color of blueberries as well as the sweet taste and appealing shape make them a useful component in many of your craft projects. They work well as a decoration on an existing item, they make…

One of the more attractive accessories that dress up an outfit is a beautiful scarf. One simple way to embellish your scarf is to make a pretty flower with a bead center to attach to the end. Wired…

Celebrate autumn and save money at the same time by making your own decorations. You can create a beautiful fall-themed centerpiece with hanging LED votive candles using inexpensive materials that can…

If you've ever planned a formal party or helped a friend decorate for her wedding, you know how floral arrangements quickly take on a life of their own. But no matter how stunning the flowers on top,…

A corsage is a small arrangement of flowers that girls wear for special occasions such as weddings or dances. Some corsages wrap around the lady's wrist, while others are pinned onto her dress.…

While leis are traditionally made with flowers, not all of these celebratory neck pieces need to be floral. In fact, you can create your own one-of-a-kind lei using little more than a ribbon and some…

Roses are appropriate as gifts or decorations any time of year. But, like all flowers, roses do not last very long. This is why many people choose to decorate with silk flowers, which require little…

Using double-sided scrapbook paper for your paper flowers lets you obtain a more complex look in the final project. A flower made this way can be reminiscent of some real flowers that have darker…

Fabric flowers offer a variety of advantages over the real thing. They do not wilt -- even on the hottest days. Because they last indefinitely, you and your guests can take them home as treasured…

Messy fabric flowers can bring an element of playful color to your event or home. Unlike the painstakingly, perfectly crafted fabric or paper versions, messy fabric flowers don't take themselves too…

Depending on how you want your finished fabric flowers to look, you can opt to follow one of many different methods for making the blooms. One of these methods, which involves triangles of folded…

A cement lawn is a term that is sometimes used to refer to a yard that is paved with cement. The area may need a makeover, which can be achieved by making a few additions and by changing the…

Whether you choose an up-do, or leave your hair mostly down, choosing the right hairstyle for your wedding day can be a daunting task. Experiment with a few different hairstyles to get a better idea…

Tailoring traditional wedding elements to match the environment in which you hold the ceremony is an effective way to create a blended aesthetic, and it doesn't require a lot of work. For example,…

You can add personality and individuality to the groom and his attendants with handmade fabric flower boutonnieres. Make the groom a special boutonniere by using a different type of flower or by using…

Hawaiian leis are a traditional decoration, worn at special occasions, such as anniversaries or graduations, and given as symbols of friendship and love. Ancient Hawaiians used braided leaves, shells…

Dress your hat or embellish an otherwise ordinary skirt with a brooch made from felted fabric flowers. You can also use the felted flowers as hair pins or the finishing touch on a knitted scarf.…

If you have a beautiful collection of hair clips and bows, you may want to store them in such a way that they can be easily seen. Hair clip holders are made for this reason and can help you present…

Phalaenopsis is a genus of numerous attractive orchids, known as moth orchids, often used in weddings and floral arrangements. Their flowers exhibit various shades and colors including pink, purple,…